The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, says Nigerians can eradicate corruption with a changed attitude to wealth acquisition at all costs. The Chairman of the Commission, Dr Musa Aliyu, stated this when he led the ICPC management team on a condolence visit to the family of the late former ICPC Chairman, Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, in Ibadan on Tuesday. DAILY POST recalls that Ayoola, who died on August 20 at age 90, served the commission between 2005 and 2010. The ICPC chairman said the challenges of corruption in Nigeria could only be abolished if all Nigerians joined…
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Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted permission to the Department of the State Service, DSS, to detain a suspected terrorist, Ibrahim Nasiru for 60 days. The 60 days detention, for thorough investigation into the myriad of allegations against the suspect, is to begin from August 27. Justice Lifu issued the order on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering ruling in an ex-parte application brought before him by DSS. The ex-parte application was argued by Barrister Yunusa Idris Umar on behalf of the DSS. The lawyer informed the court that the suspected terrorist was apprehended on…
Super Eagles midfielder, Frank Onyeka has a number of suitors in Spain, Italy and Russia as as he seeks an exit from Premier League club, Brentford. Onyeka is looking to leave the Bees this summer in search of regular playing time. Spanish clubs, Valencia, Real Valladolid and Las Palmas are willing to take him on loan. The trio also want to pay a portion of his salary which Brentford are not happy about. Serie A club Leece also want to take him on loan. Brentford will only sanction a permanent transfer for the Nigeria international Onyeka has three years remaining…
Former Aston Villa frontman Gabby Agbonlahor has told departing Arsenal star, Eddie Nketiah he was never a player at the Gunners’ level. The 25-year-old Nketiah is a product of the north London club’s academy and went on to play 168 games for the senior team. He scored 38 goals and seven assists in the process. Agbonlahor believes it was the right decision for the Gunners to sell the striker. He told talkSPORT, “I don’t think he is at the level where Arsenal are going. “I look at him and I see a striker who has got an eye for goal,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja, from stopping the admission process of a teenager, Master Aondo Terdoo Caleb. The student had dragged the College before the court over an admission dispute. Justice Peter Lifu issued the restraining order on Tuesday following the failure of the College to give convincing grounds upon which the request of the admission seeking applicant should not be granted. The judge held that since the College and the teenager had joined issues and the College unable to show cause on why the prayer of the admission seeker should not…
Former Manchester United forward, Dwight Yorke has told under-fire striker Marcus Rashford that only he can get his career back on track. Rashford has not been in his best over the past year and is enduring a difficult start to the new season. The 26-year-old could only manage eight goals and six assists in 43 games across competitions last season. Yorke, a former Manchester United man, questioned the England striker’s mentality and whether he is dealing with off-the-field issues. He told talkSPORT, “You have to find out where the individual is at, what is going through his head, what is…
Anambra State government has sealed up the state party secretariat of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) faction loyal to Edozie Njoku. This is coming as the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, described the crisis in the party as a minor family misunderstanding, which would be settled soon. Soludo while briefing journalists said: “Anambra people seem to have come to the conclusion that APGA is the party for the state. Is no longer those years of burning down buildings and turmoil, Anambra is now stable because of APGA. “That has been the reason for the progress we have witnessed here,…
Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, has said that the state has not yet confirmed any case of M-Pox. Obidike made this known on Tuesday in Awka, saying that the ministry had activated Emergency Response Teams across the 21 Local Government Areas. He said that the state deployed proactive measures and heightened vigilance following confirmed cases of Mpox in the country, especially neighbouring states – Ebonyi, Abia and Delta. According to him, the 16 suspected cases in Anambra whose samples were taken had returned negative. Obidike added that since the inception of Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s administration, they had…
The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, NIREC, has expressed concerns over the increase in the level of insecurity in the country. NIREC noted that the rates at which banditry, abductions and killings are increasing in the country is beyond alarming, insisting there is the need to bring these heinous acts to an end. The group spoke in a statement jointly signed by His Eminence, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President. Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and His Eminence Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA. “These spate of attacks within the window period of one…
The Labour Party, LP, has set up a seven member Disciplinary Standing Committee to curtail the excesses of members not ready to abide by its constitution and obey directives. The National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, whole inaugurating the committee on Tuesday in Abuja said the decision was one of the resolutions reached at the meeting of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party. Abure urged all members to play by the rules and pay respect to the national leadership of the party and respect the LP constitution. “All party members are under obligation to respect the integrity…